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• Jacobus Henraath, Heythuizen († 2000)
• Johannes Hendrik Barentsen, Middelburg († 1961)
• Elizabeth Anne (Anne) McDonald, Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand († 2014)
• Hendrik(Henk) Vugteveen, Emmen, Drente, Netherlands († 2015)
• Hilbert Poolman, Ambt Hardenberg († 2023)
• John Kenneth Kuykendall († 1990)
• Adrianus Johannes Maria Edelbroek, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana van der Hoff, Hardinxveld († 1943)
• Johannes Hendrik Barentsen († 1961)
• Adriana Johanna van Schilt, Bergen op Zoom († 1941)

• Alida Maria Hendrica van der Hulst (70), Haarlem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Arnold Jan Frederik Post (81), Ouder-Amstel (81jr)
• Albert Harvey Newton (67), West Maitland, NSW, AU
• Antonia Catharina Konermann (70)
• Adrianus de Keijzer (86), Maassluis
• Bernardus Johannes Gerhardus Heitbaum (0), Hengelo
• Antonius Wouters (67), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Annigje van Oene (77), Oldebroek
• Annigje van Oene (77), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Adrianus Hendrikus Ranzijn (46), Heiloo

• 1938 » Gary Gygax, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons († 2008)
• 1939 » Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet and academic
• 1939 » Paulo Silvino, Brazilian comedian, composer and actor († 2017)
• 1939 » William Eggleston, American photographer and academic
• 1940 » Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer († 2009)
• 1941 » Christian Boesch, Austrian opera singer
• 1941 » Johannes Fritsch, German viola player and composer († 2010)
• 1942 » Édith Butler, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1942 » Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
• 1942 » John Pleshette, American actor, director, and screenwriter

• 1924 » Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Auguste Forel, Swiss neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (b. 1848)
• 1938 » Tom Crean, Irish seaman and explorer (b. 1877)
• 1941 » Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Karl Pärsimägi, Estonian painter (b. 1902)
• 1946 » Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (b. 1873)
• 1948 » Joe Tinker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
• 1948 » Woolf Barnato, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1898)
• 1951 » Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1891)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacob
9. Adrianus
10. Robert
11. Petrus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Annie
15. Marie
16. Aaltje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
• February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
• May 13 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
• November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
• November 5 » World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMSJervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
• November 9 » Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari.
• November 16 » World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.

The temperature on July 27, 1940 was between 8.5 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.